Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
August 22 2022 - 5:08PM
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2022.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PREMIER, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(IRS Employer
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13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 357-0022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Premier, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
(as amended and restated effective December 7, 2018)
(Full title of the plan)
David L. Klatsky
General Counsel
Premier,
Inc.
13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 357-0022
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
with copy to:
Heidi Steele, Esq.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60606-0029
(312) 984-3624
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
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Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(b) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Premier, Inc. (the Company) has prepared this Registration Statement on Form S-8 pursuant to and in
accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8 to register 1,828,846 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the Common Stock) that were related to awards of
restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares or stock options under the Premier, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective December 7, 2018 (the Plan), but (i) for which the awards
subsequently terminated by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of Common Stock, or for which Common Stock was forfeited, or for which Common Stock was withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations and
(ii) are available for issuance for future awards under the Plan, in each case in accordance with its terms. Pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-229531) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February 6, 2019 and the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (File No. 333-191484) filed by the Company with the SEC on October 1, 2013 (collectively, the Prior Registration Statements), the Company
previously registered 3,500,000 and 11,260,783 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan, respectively. The contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, to the extent not modified or superseded hereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company (SEC File No. 1-36092) with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), are incorporated by reference herein:
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The Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022; |
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The information specifically incorporated by reference into the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 from the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A dated October 20, 2021; |
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The Companys Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August
5, 2021, September 7,
2021, October
21, 2021, December
1, 2021, December
3, 2021, April
26, 2022, and August 4, 2022; |
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The description of the Companys Common Stock contained in the Companys registration statement on Form
S-3 dated November 3, 2020, including any amendment thereto or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and |
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All other reports filed with the SEC by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered herein have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold. |
To the extent that any information contained in any current or future Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit
thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission, such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference.
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statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute
a part of this registration statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
* Filed Herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, on the 22nd day of August, 2022.
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PREMIER, INC. |
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By: |
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/s/ Michael J. Alkire |
Name: |
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Michael J. Alkire |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned executive officers and directors of Premier, Inc. hereby severally constitute and appoint each of Michael J. Alkire, Craig S. McKasson
and David L. Klatsky as the attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, in any and all capacities, with full power of substitution, to sign any and all pre- or post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Michael J. Alkire
Michael J. Alkire |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Craig S. McKasson
Craig S. McKasson |
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Chief Administrative and Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
(principal financial and accounting officer) |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Helen M. Boudreau
Helen M. Boudreau |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Jody R. Davids
Jody R. Davids |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Peter S. Fine
Peter S. Fine |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ John T. Bigalke
John T. Bigalke |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Marc D. Miller
Marc D. Miller |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Marvin R. OQuinn
Marvin R. OQuinn |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Terry D. Shaw
Terry D. Shaw |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Richard J. Statuto
Richard J. Statuto |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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/s/ Ellen C. Wolf
Ellen C. Wolf |
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Director |
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August 22, 2022 |
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